Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 884486 - Employee's abdomen punctured in fall onto rebar

Accident Summary Nr: 884486 -- Report ID: 0953220 -- Event Date: 05/24/1989
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
104681002	05/26/1989	1522	0	Perini Building Company

Abstract: Employee #1 was pinning two forms together on top of a concrete gang form on the first floor of a building. Employee #1 hooked his safety belt lanyard to the angle iron that bordered the form. At some point he allowed slack in the lanyard, which caused the hook to release. Employee #1 fell 15 ft onto an unprotected protruding 1 5/8 in. rebar. He sustained a puncture wound to the lower right abdominal region.

Keywords: CONCRETE FORM WORK, ABDOMEN, REBAR, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, PUNCTURE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	104681002			Hospitalized injury	Puncture	Carpenters

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